December 20, 2022
Zimbabwe: Chinese Firm Building Billion Dollar Steel Plant in Mvuma Set to Construct 1,000km Long Cargo Railway Line and Rehabilitate Old Network
TSINGSHAN Holdings, which has already poured US$2 billion in investments locally and is currently building a US$1 billion steel plant at Manhidze, near Chivhu, is set to construct… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Zimbabwe: TM Pick n Pay Pressed to Publicly Sanction Abusive Manager or Face Boycott
Retail giant, TM Pick n Pay has been put on notice to publicly sanction its Westgate Branch male employee believed to be a manager, who was last Wednesday captured on video… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Zimbabwe: IMF Says Zimbabwe's Tight Monetary Policy Helping Ease Economic Instability
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended Zimbabwe's current tight monetary policy stance for easing economic instability amid a cocktail of further areas for improvement… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Zimbabwe: Former Zesa CEO Blames Low Tariffs, Delayed Sacrifices for Current Electricity Problems
Former Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) chief executive officer, Engineer Josh Chifamba has blamed unfavourable tariffs and delayed sacrifices for plunging the nation… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Opposition Leader Chamisa Blasts Govt Over Free Solar Systems for Top Officials
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, says government's decision to provide free solar systems for top officials at the expense of impoverished taxpayers is a… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Zimbabwe: Total Collapse of Kariba Power Station's Unit 4 Worsened Already Dire Electricity Situation - Official Reveals
THE ongoing electricity crisis facing Zimbabwe, while partly due to power generation suspension on account of depleted water allocations, has been compounded by total collapse of… Read more »
December 10, 2022
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Government Targets Citizens for Its Failure to Negotiate What It Terms 'International Sanctions'
In what is becoming a circus in African politics, the Zimbabwean government believes that sanctions can be mitigated through arresting or jailing citizens who are standing up… Read more »
December 04, 2022
Zimbabwe: Brace for Dark Christmas Says Energy Minister As Electricity Crisis Deepens
ENERGY minister Soda Zhemu has said the nation is embroiled in a funding crisis which has made it impossible to swiftly ease the ongoing power blackouts. Read more »
November 29, 2022
Zimbabwe: Chiadzwa Villagers Up in Arms With Diamond Mining Companies - Accuse Police of Blocking Protests
Chiadzwa villagers are at loggerheads with some diamond mining companies over failure to share proceeds from minerals in their area. Read more »
November 28, 2022
Zimbabwe: Zimplats Dragged to Court Over Failure to Handover 10% Community Shares 11 Years After Agreement
Zimplats, one of Zimbabwe's largest mining conglomerates, has been taken to the High Court by Chegutu based Community Share Ownership Trust (CSOT) for reneging on a 2011 commitment… Read more »
November 25, 2022
Zimbabwe: Mining Firms to Pay 50% Royalties in Gold, Diamond, Platinum and Other Mineral Commodities
Finance Minister, Mthuli Ncube has ordered mining companies to pay 50% royalties through physical submission of the commodities in a move envisaged to strengthen exchange rate… Read more »
Africa: Zimbabwe Sanctions Hurting South Africa - Ramaphosa to British Monarchy
SOUTH African President, Cyril Ramphosa, has pleaded with the British monarch and government to facilitate a smooth re-admission of Zimbabwe into the Commonwealth and lift the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Fish Catches Plummet At Iconic Kariba Dam - Boats Stuck in Mud As Water Levels Recede
KAPENTA fishing cooperatives and individual fishermen say they are experiencing an unprecedented decline in Kapenta catches on the iconic Lake Kariba owing to overfishing and… Read more »
November 20, 2022
Zimbabwe: 1,500 People Killed in Road Accidents This Year - Minister
Zimbabwe has recorded 1,559 road accident deaths with 7,851 people injured between January and September this year, a government minister has revealed. Read more »
November 19, 2022
Zimbabwe: Dynamos Blasts Harare City Council Over Collapsed Rufaro Stadium Re-Development - Says Council Being Run School Dropouts
Dynamos has lashed out at Harare City Council for backtracking on its agreement to partner energy company Sakunda Holdings on the renovation of the dilapidated Rufaro Stadium. Read more »
November 16, 2022
Zimbabwe: 50 Percent of Zimbabwe's Population Has No Access to the Internet - Minister
HALF of Zimbabwe's population has no access to the internet, a cabinet minister has said, warning that digital exclusion reinforces and deepens existing economic and social… Read more »
November 15, 2022
Zimbabwe: Invictus Records Additional Zones of Elevated Gas and Fluorescence
Invictus Energy Limited says the Mukuyu-1 well that is currently being drilled in its 80 percent owned SG 4571 licence in Zimbabwe's Cabora Bassa Basin has reached the total depth,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Russian-Ukraine War Hits Agriculture Sector, Potentially Causing Food Crisis - UN Report
The Russia-Ukraine war has adversely impacted Zimbabwe's agriculture sector, resulting in a potential food security crisis, a report by United Nations (UN) organisations has… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Caledonia Mining Launches Massive Solar Power Plant As Electricity Crisis Continues
Victoria Falls stock exchange listed gold producer, Caledonia Mining corporation, has erected a solar power plant at Blanket Mine which began generating power yesterday, to hedge… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Zimbabwe: Lafarge to Lose U.S.$320,000 Over Legacy Debt
LAFARGE Cement Zimbabwe Limited (Lafarge) is set to lose over US$320,000 over a debt owed to Rubtech Machinery and Spares (Private) Limited (Rubtech). Read more »
October 31, 2022
Zimbabwe: Finance Minister Ncube Shoots Down $9 Trillion Budget Bids By Ministries
FINANCE Minister, Mthuli Ncube last week dismissed line ministries' 2023 budget bids of $9 trillion, saying the proposed figures were too high unless government was to borrow. Read more »
October 27, 2022
Zimbabwe: Tobacco Sales Hit U.S.$650 Million - 2022 Auction Season Closes Amid Positive Growth
Tobacco sales from the 2022 marketing season raked in a total US$650 million up from US$589 million last year, which was an increase in both value and volumes. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Retailers Body Commends Exchange Rate Stability - Urges for Scrutiny in Joining AfCFTA
Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has hailed the obtaining exchange rate stability amid calls for the government to exercise due scrutiny before fully committing to the… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Zimbabwe: Investment Agency Courts Investors for Medicinal Cannabis - Says 57 Operating Licences Issued So Far
The Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA) has called upon investors to inject funds in medicinal cannabis for the sector's growth and sustainability. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Bulawayo Residents Boycott Anti-Sanctions Campaign
The anti-sanctions provincial campaign scheduled for Bulawayo Tuesday attracted a paltry crowd with ordinary citizens and opposition parties boycotting the event. Read more »